FAMILY HELP PACKET 

FaFNY provides this Family Help Packet free of charge on CD in Adobe Acrobat (with the “Are We Ignoring the Elephant in the Room” Policy Packet) by request at DadLobby@localnet.com, through the internet at www.FaFNY.org or in paper form (Family Help Packet only) by written request to FaFNY.  Membership in FaFNY/ACFC conveys further benefits such as the ACFC Shared Parenting Manual, Individual Member attention and the knowledge that you are working as part of the solution to keep fathers and families together.  Click on the item# to open the item in Adobe Acrobat or the item itself to go to the source web page.

 Item#             Item

 1a[pdf]          Family Help Packet Table of Contents

 1b[pdf]          Membership Schedule and Benefits-Why Join.

 1c[pdf]          FaFNY Flyer.  This can be printed to make a tri-fold flyer for distribution and used to send in your membership information also.

 2  [pdf]         Welcome from the FaFNY President.

 3  [pdf]          ACFC President Letter to the Member.  $65 covers both FaFNY and ACFC dues and the ACFC Shared Parenting Manual will come directly from ACFC in the mail.

 4  [pdf]          FaFNY Flow Chart.  Explains generally the makeup of  FaFNY.

 5  [pdf]          FaFNY Newsletter, “The Capital News”.

 6  [pdf]          Important Tips on managing your case.

 7  [pdf]          Standard Conditions of Parental Behavior.  A Sample template to request the court to enter for BOTH parents.

 8  [pdf]          Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act form to access school records with a Q&A sheet.

 9a [pdf]          Top ten list of contacts for Legislative Reform of the system.

 9b [pdf]          Sample blank form letter to be filled out and sent to the people on the top ten list.  Members can make as may copies as they need and are encouraged to send a letter a week minimum.

 10 [pdf]          NYS Senate “How a Bill becomes a Law” information.

 11 [pdf]          NYS Assembly “How a Bill becomes a Law” and Legislative information.

 12 [pdf]          FaFNY Legislative Agenda, Issues and Bill numbers.

 13a[pdf]          NYS Courts An Overview Pamphlet.

 13b[pdf]          Courts Outside NY City.  Courts inside NYC.

 13c[pdf]          Structure of the Courts – An 18 page booklet explaining the court structure.  The Unified Court System is now using "Court Help" for pre se (self represented) persons.

 13d[pdf]          A county guide to courts (by District).

 14  [pdf]          Unified Court System contact information.

 15  [pdf]          Family Court and You.  A 20 page booklet explaining Family Court.

 16a [pdf]          Ten Myths of the Current Child Support System.

 16b [pdf]          A comparison of disposable income in NY post divorce.

 16c [pdf]          Child Support Standards Chart Cover Page.  NYS Office of Child Support Enforcement.

 16d [pdf]          Child support standards chart booklet.

 17   [pdf]          Father Fact III, National Fatherhood Initiative. (Father Facts IV now available)!

 18   [pdf]          A Parental Guide to making Child Focused Parenting time decisions.  A booklet promoting two parent involvement for the benefit of the children with suggestions and outlines.

 19   [pdf]          On Counseling Fathers-From Everyman, Canada via the “LIBERATOR” newspaper.

 20   [pdf]          Recommended Web sites for Fathers in need.

 21   [pdf]          The 2003 Legislative Letter with report hyperlinks for retrieving information.

 22   [pdf]          Voter Registration Card (mail to your county board).